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Session Content Posted: Are you ready for Windows 7? Ottawa Community Event, and DirectAccess Infrastructure Planning and Design Guide Released

It was great to see so many people interested in Windows 7.  Todd Lamothe and I were happy to have the highest attendance of any OWSUG event ever for our presentation (110 attendees):

Thanks to everyone who attended and special thanks to all of you that got involved in the conversation with your excellent questions!

You can download the session content for the event here:  http://www.davidemyers.com/2009/10/AreYouReadyForWindows7Ottawa.pdf

DirectAccess Infrastructure Planning and Design Guide Released

For all of you that were interested in deploying DirectAccess, I’m also happy to share that Microsoft has now released the Infrastructure Planning and Design (IPD) Guide for DirectAccess.  This solution accelerator will help get you up to speed on all of the details that need to be considered when you’re planning your deployment.  Cruise on over to the Springboard Series Blog and check out Stephen Rose’s post on the topic.

Free Windows 7 Deployment eBook, Are you ready for Windows 7? - Ottawa Community Event, and Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor

Deploying Windows 7 eBook:

Just in time for the Windows 7 launch, MS Press and TechNet have brought us a free Windows 7 deployment eBook: Deploying Windows 7 eBook.  At over 300 pages of goodness, it contains several chapters from the Windows 7 Resource kit and several articles from TechNet magazine.  Best of all it’s a free download!

Are you ready for Windows 7? – Ottawa Community Event

 

Todd Lamothe and I will be presenting tomorrow night in Ottawa at the Are you ready for Windows 7? Ottawa Community Event .  Not in the Ottawa area?  Don’t worry, check out the events page on the Talking About Windows site to find out about events in your area.  We’ll be covering some of the deployment tools and techniques presented in the guide and helping IT pros get ready for Windows 7.

Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor

If you are wondering if your machine will work with Windows 7, check out the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor before you pick up your copy of the upgrade.  This tool can scan your XP or Vista machine and give you a couple of nice reports to let you know what your options are for moving to 32-bit or 64-bit versions of Windows 7: